Billy's Genetics Test
That’s right! Billy has been kind enough to share a helpful and informative quiz he’s made on the biological study of genetics, which looks at the genes, heredity and genetic variation of a person so that they might be able to catch a life-threatening illness early and begin treatment before it’s too late. Do you think you can pass Billy’s test? Answer the questions and find out!
- 1.
Which of the following is not a nitrogen base that is found in DNA?
- A.
Guanine
- B.
Thymine
- C.
Rytothine
- D.
Cytosine
- E.
Adenine
Correct Answer
C. RytothineExplanation
Rythotine is not a nitrogen base, all of the others are.Rate this question:
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- 2.
What does DNA stand for?
Correct Answer
Deoxyribonucleic acid
deoxyribonucleic acid - 3.
Explain the difference between meiosis and mitosis
- 4.
Nitrogen Bases are linked by what to form a base pair?
Correct Answer
Hydrogen Bonds
A Hydrogen Bond
Hydrogen BondExplanation
Two nitrogen bases are linked together by a hydrogen bond to form a base pair.Rate this question:
- 5.
What is the function of RNA?
- A.
Translating genes into proteins and carrying instructions
- B.
Contains the body's blue print for life
- C.
The process of mending damaged cells using photosynthesis and meiosis
- D.
Connects two sets of Chromatids
- E.
Generate sex cells
Correct Answer
A. Translating genes into proteins and carrying instructionsExplanation
There are two types of RNA, one type carries messages and instructions for the rest of the cell, the other typeRate this question:
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- 6.
Which of the following traits does your DNA determine?
- A.
How much money you have
- B.
Eye color
- C.
The shape of your RNA
- D.
Height of your friend
Correct Answer
B. Eye colorExplanation
Your eye color is an inherited trait, all of the others aren'tRate this question:
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- 7.
MRNA or messenger RNA delivers ________s which contain instructions from the DNA, to the ribosomes.
Correct Answer
protein
proteins
ProteinExplanation
The job of mRNA is to carry the instructions from the DNA in the form or proteins to the ribosomes where they are interpreted by tRNARate this question:
- 8.
How does a cell make an identical copy itself?
- A.
Through meiosis, the ribosomes of the mother cell leave the cell and form new ones
- B.
Through mitosis, the cell's nucleus first split, then the cells follow, the cells then try there best to make there own DNA
- C.
Through meiosis, the Nucleus is unzipped and zipped back up
- D.
Through mitosis, the cell first replicates its DNA, its nucleus splits and the rest of the cell is copied
Correct Answer
D. Through mitosis, the cell first replicates its DNA, its nucleus splits and the rest of the cell is copiedExplanation
Mitosis is the process in which a mother cell makes an identical copy of itself. First the cell copies its DNA, then the cell splits into two.Rate this question:
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- 9.
Which of the following are true? (there may be more than one answer)
- A.
Adenine pairs with Guanine
- B.
Two nitrogen bases are a base pair
- C.
DNA is made up of three types of nitrogen bases
- D.
Guanine pairs with Cytosine
- E.
Thymine pairs with Rytothine
Correct Answer(s)
B. Two nitrogen bases are a base pair
D. Guanine pairs with CytosineExplanation
a) Adenine pairs with thymine, guanine pairs with cytosine
b) Two nitrogen bases join to form a base pair
c) DNA is made up of four types of nitrogen bases
d) Guanine does pair with Cytosine
e) Thymine pairs with Adenine, Rytothine doesn't existRate this question:
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- 10.
_______ RNA's job is to decode proteins into instructions the cell can understand
Correct Answer(s)
Transfer
transfer
tExplanation
Transfer RNA decodes instructions in the form of proteins from the messenger RNA to instructions the cell can understand.Rate this question:
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